[XeTeX] virtual keyboard question

[David Perry]

On 9/19/2010 3:57 AM, Manfred Lotz wrote:
> I found this one:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964651.aspx
> Is it the URL you meant?
Yes, that's the one.  Note that when using these graphics you can click 
on SHIFT or ALT GR and they will stay "depressed" and show what symbols 
are available in those states.

> I would assume that in order to get for instance devanagari correctly
> into an editor, say texworks in Windows 7 the font which texworks uses
> must have devanagari support.
An interesting point.  The font that you use when generating your PDF 
(i.e., for the final product) must support Devanagari.  The one that you 
use in TeXworks's editor window does not necessarily have to.  Of 
course, without Devanagari support, you will see little boxes rather 
than the appropriate characters.  But if one is typing only a word of 
Devanagari here and there, perhaps that's OK.

I do this fairly often, since the font I prefer for editing does not 
support a couple of scripts I occasionally use for short phrases.  After 
I compile the document, I see the right characters in the PDF so I don't 
mind.  (Caveat: I don't use Devanagari, and it's possible that with a 
script so complex this might not work.)

David